With many readers, brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought; they mistake buttercups in the grass for immeasurable gold mines under ground.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

It is necessary ... to yield to the storm, purchase a peace, and wait patiently for better times.

Neither any one in this world is born as our friend nor born as our enemy.Our behavior, attitude & approach makes them become either one.

Stress often comes from speed. So slow down, be simple, enjoy the profound beauty of the little flowers.

Guilt can be a very destructive emotion.

The most pleasant surprise is to get lost in the beauty of life.

There appears to be value in getting past a mentality that good things can only rest in good things.

I've kind of looked at my whole career as a spring training invite.

Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years.

Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.

String Theory describes energy and matter as being composed of tiny, wiggling strands of energy that look like strings. And the pitch of a string's vibration determines the nature of its effect.